Barefoot and Minimalist Runners Wanted! – Spaulding National Running Center in Boston is Looking for Running Research Subjects

A few weeks ago I traveled down to Boston to visit the Spaulding National Running Center. The center is headed by Dr. Irene Davis, who is one of the world’s leading experts on running form and injuries, and in addition to working with injured runners in a clinical capacity, they also carry out research studies. While I was there they mentioned that they are looking for barefoot and minimalist runners to participate in their research studies.

I offered to lend a hand and spread the word here on the blog, here are the specifics:

What is involved:-Come for 1 session at the Spaulding National Running Center (1575 Cambridge Street, Cambridge 02138), approximately 2-hours -Complete multiple walk and run trials over ground and on a treadmill -The computer system tracks your movement in 3D and the forces you produce

What you Get:– A free running shirt – A video of your footstrike pattern with ground reaction forces

You are eligible if:– You are 18-60 years – You run at lest 10 miles per week (for the past 3 months, or more) – You haven’t had any running injuries in the past 6 months. -You run at least half of your weekly miles in true minimal (no cushion) shoes or barefoot

If you meet the above criteria and are interested in possibly participating, please fill out the form below. I will pass the information along to the folks at Spaulding so they can follow up as they add subjects to their studies.

This post was authored by Peter Larson. Pete is a recovering academic who currently works as an exercise physiologist, running coach, and writer. He's also a father of three and a fanatical runner with a bit of a shoe obsession. In addition to writing and editing this site, he is co-author of the book Tread Lightly, and writes a personal blog called The Blogologist. Follow Pete on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and via email.

I just added a form field to list the minimal shoes you run in, go ahead and fill it out and put the MR00 in that field and they can decide if it meets their criteria. Should have ha that field to begin with, thanks for spurring the idea!

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